Lauren Goessling Designs

There are lots of things about building a family that people don't warn you about in advance. Some of those things are good, and some of them, well....maybe it is best not to know. But one of the good things is, with a baby comes stuff, and following stuff comes the writing of thank you notes. Lots and lots of thank you notes! Luckily, we know where to get great stationery at an affordable price.

Lauren Goessling Designs makes gorgeous stationery. Lauren uses the classic correspondence card to great effect, and allows you to choose from a huge variety of designs. To the right are the Dotted Circle Initial, down below, the Modern Monogram, just two of Lauren's many great stationery options. The quality is fantastic, shipping is fast, and every package of cards comes in a clear plastic box, wrapped with brown polka-dotted ribbon. It is like a present to yourself!

Prices are very reasonable - we are currently writing our thank you notes on Lauren's Engraved Monogram cards (in chocolate and pool), and they were just $28.00 for 25 cards and envelopes. Check out some of our favorite picks from Lauren Goessling, below.

Writing notes is so much easier when you have great social paper to do them on. And of course, if you want more than a monogram, Lauren has you covered! That is preppy Argyle, below:

How fun would these Pram notes be for writing nursery thank you notes, or to send along with new baby photos or news?

She also does swanky baby announcements. We love the monogram on the front of the Cooper announcements!

If you choose personalized stationery rather than just a monogram, you get to choose from a vast array of fonts and colors, and you alway pick your own envelope color, which makes your stationery personal to you. If your kids are old enough to write their own thank-yous, Lauren also has a great selection of children's stationery. Head on over to the Lauren Goessling Designs web site to see all of her wonderful designs - there are just too many to post here!